The Telfer Brothers

We begin season three with a sweet treat as we tell you the story of a cookie empire founded right here in Collingwood. Join us for the story of the Telfer Brothers and their famous Cream Soda Biscuits. Cookie of choice for Kings and Canadians from coast to coast. Witness a half-century of business and innovation, that began here, but stretched right across the country bringing the Collingwood name into kitchens and pantries everywhere. That is, until the whole thing crumbled. After the story we invite our listeners to join us for some or all of the many annual events happening in and around the museum this month. September 8 and 9 is our highly anticipated Shipyard Social, September 16 is the Town’s Art Crawl and our building’s 25th anniversary, and from September 22-24 we will be at the Great Northern Exhibition! See our website (collingwood.ca/culture-recreation-events/heritage-museum/collingwood-museum) or Facebook page facebook.com/collingwoodmuseum) for more details. We can’t wait to see you all! Episode Picture: Telfer Biscuit Tin [Collingwood Museum Collection X2017.2.1] Research: Untitled Newspaper Article, Collingwood Library Files on the Telfer Family Isabel Griffin, “Telfers were Fine Pioneers”. Enterprise Bulletin. June 18 1993 Isabel Griffin, “Telfers were Fine Citizens”. Enterprise Bulletin. July 2 1993 Isabel Griffin, “Telfers were Fine Citizens”. Enterprise Bulletin. July 9 1993. Collingwood Bulletin, December 20, 1906. Lane-Moore, Laurel. Collingwood Historic Homes and Buildings. Blue Mountain Foundation for the Arts. 1989. 83. Telfer, Alan. Revelations of a 50 year Old Takeover. Collingwood Library Files on the Telfer Family Vuckson, David. The Telfer Brothers-Biscuits, Brooms, & Whisks-A Clean Sweep. Stories of Collingwood, Collingwood Historical Society. June 30, 2023. Links: “The Elegant Lady Who Built Our Town” Season 2, Episode 1 https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cwoodstories/episodes/The-Elegant-Lady-Who-Built-Our-Town-e1nbijl